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June 19, 2010

G70: Red Sox 5, Dodgers 4

Dustin Pedroia's line drive single to right with two outs in the ninth scored Daniel Nava with the winning run.

Bill Hall singled up the middle off Ronald Belisario to start the inning. Nava's bunt (boooooo!) died in front of the plate and catcher Russell Martin was able to force Hall at second. Darnell McDonald fanned for the second out, but Marco Scutaro walked, and Jonathan Broxton came in to face FY.

Pedroia took a ball, then tried to hold up while twisting away from an inside pitch. No luck. He checked his swing on a pitch low and away, but it was ruled a swinging strike. 1-2. Broxton went low and away again, and this time, the result was a laser to right. Andre Either's throw was way off the mark and Nava slid head first across the dish.

Nava's double in the second gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Victor Martinez hit a two-run home run in the fourth and Kevin Youkilis belted a solo shot in the sixth.

Two doubles and a fielding error in right field by Hall -- Boston's fourth error -- ended Wakefield's day (6.1-5-4-2-6, 95) in the seventh and helped LA tie the game. Manny Ramirez singled, stole second, and scored in the second and crushed a solo dong in the sixth.

The Yankees beat the Mets 5-3 and the Rays beat the Marlins 9-8 in 11 (and what an 11th it was!!), so Boston stays 1 GB both teams.

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Doubront was sent back to Pawtucket (Dice looks good to start on Thursday) and righty reliever Robert Manuel has been called up. Manuel has allowed only 4 earned runs in 36.2 innings (0.98) for Pawtucket. His only other MLB experience is three games with the Reds last year.

Drew said his right hamstring strain is "manageable" and thinks he can stay off the DL.

The first two players taken in the draft — Kolbrin Vitek and Bryce Brentz — played for Lowell last night against Vermont as the New York-Penn League began its season.

Joba gave up a double down the line and was saved from giving up another hit on a diving play by teixeireiaei(ei). When he struck out Wright on a pitch in the dirt (his fourth straight slider to Wright) to end the inning, he did his little fist pumping yelling dance. Man, I hate that dude. F him, F his 5.52 ERA, F his 1.41 WHIP and F his stupid dance.

They may not have. I was at the souvenir store for an event a couple of weeks ago, and I was appalled how many of the people in line had never heard of this "Brian Daubach" guy who was signing.

Plus, since they never put individual tickets onsale online for this game, most of the people there are the sort that went to the scalper agencies and bought these because the media told them it's a big game. I bet there's less "real fans" than usual there today.

Hi, everyone. What a strange world we live in---MrsG posting to JOS and watching the game on a plane, Ish AT the game but still posting on JOS. I was at the beach---no tv, no radio, no computer, no cell phone.

They cut the TV off at the pitching change. (we were at the gate). I managed to get the phone going in time to hear pedey's hit. No better way to fly than with a sox win. The water is even dirty on the plane!!